Cabinet: Glasgow

Angus MacNeil: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 
	(1)  how many  (a) special advisers and  (b) officials of his Department accompanied him to Glasgow for the Cabinet meeting on 16 April 2009;
	(2)  what car journeys he took in attending the Cabinet meeting in Glasgow on 16 April 2009;
	(3)  how much expenditure was incurred by his Department in respect of the Cabinet meeting in Glasgow on 16 April 2009;
	(4)  what expenditure on  (a) travel,  (b) accommodation and  (c) food (i) he and (ii) officials in his Department incurred in connection with the Cabinet meeting in Glasgow on 16 April 2009.

Jim Murphy: I was accompanied by one official and one special adviser and undertook one car journey when attending Cabinet in Glasgow on 16 April 2009.
	For information in relation to the Cabinet and public engagement event held in Glasgow on 16 April I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 3 June 2009,  Official Report, column 487W.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Angus MacNeil: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he plans to answer Question  (a) 273945,  (b) 273946,  (c) 273947 and  (d) 273948 tabled on 5 May 2009 on the Cabinet meeting in Glasgow.

Jim Murphy: These parliamentary questions were answered today.

Members: Correspondence

Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he plans to reply to the letter of 31 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on his constituents in Macduff.

Joan Ruddock: I have been asked to reply.
	As the letter concerned policy within BIS's remit I answered the hon. Member's letter on 20 April 2009 and will send an additional copy to his office.

Motor Vehicles: Foreigners

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to his answer of 11 June 2009,  Official Report, column 959W, on motor vehicles: foreigners, what steps his Department takes to enforce compliance with the requirement to re-register foreign-registered cars after six months of using UK roads.

Paul Clark: holding answer 19 June 2009
	 The Department for Transport operates a strategy of education, warning and direct enforcement to help compliance with the requirement to re-register foreign vehicles after six months using UK roads. Education activities have involved presentations to community leaders, articles in the media, the issue of information leaflets and warning notices placed on vehicle windscreens. At the point a warning is delivered the vehicle details will be recorded. This allows the length of time a vehicle is likely to have been circulating in the UK to be calculated. If a foreign registered vehicle is believed to have been in the UK for more than six months, the police or local authorities with devolved authority or NSL Ltd. have the power to wheel clamp and impound unlicensed vehicles.

Crimes of Violence: Reoffenders

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 11 June 2009,  Official Report, columns 954-55W, on crimes of violence: reoffenders, what the conviction rate was for persons charged with murder who were notified to the National Offender Management Service in each year since 2006-07.

Jack Straw: Further to my answer of 11 June 2009, the Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2007, published on 30 October 2008 record that, for 2006-7, 74 offenders who were under the supervision of the Probation Service were convicted of murder, and for 2007-8, 47. These figures, together with those provided in my earlier answer, show that, at the time OMCS 2007 was published, murder convictions as a proportion of serious further offence notifications for murder were 57 per cent. for 2006-7 and 4 per cent. for 2007-8. However, at the time of publication, not all cases had gone to trial.
	The Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2008, which are scheduled for publication on 31 July 2009, will contain serious further offence convictions and other outcomes for 2008-9 and updated figures for 2007-8.

Young Offenders: Education

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2009,  Official Report, column 894W, on young offenders: education, how much the Youth Justice Board was allocated for expenditure on education in each year since 1999.

Jack Straw: Funding was not allocated in 1999-2000, as 2000-01 was the first year in which the Government provided funding to the Youth Justice Board for expenditure on education.
	The following table therefore shows for each year from 2000-01 to 2008-09, (A) the total funding which the YJB has allocated for expenditure on education from its Ministry of Justice (and previously Home Office) grant; and, (B) the amount of DCSF (previously DFES and DFEE) funding allocated to the YJB for education expenditure.
	
		
			  £ million 
			  Financial year  MoJ/HO funding allocated for expenditure on education by the YJB  DCSF/DFES/DFEE funding allocated to the YJB for expenditure on education 
			 2000-01 12 5 
			 2001-02 14 10 
			 2002-03 16 10 
			 2003-04 18 12 
			 2004-05 18 15 
			 2005-06 21 19 
			 2006-07 22 22 
			 2007-08 24 22 
			 2008-09 26 23

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Romsey of 11 May 2009,  Official Report, column 519W, on anti-social behaviour orders, on what date data for anti-social behaviour orders 2007 will be published.

Alan Johnson: The publication date for the antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) 2007 data has yet to be confirmed.

Departmental Contracts

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2009,  Official Report, columns 289-90W, on departmental contracts, what the  (a) purpose and  (b) cost of the contracts awarded to each of the other organisations and bodies including named individuals was in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09.

Alan Johnson: The tables, based on centrally held management information, provide the  (a) purpose and  (b) cost of research contracts let by the Research, Development and Statistics group within the Home Office, awarded to organisations and bodies not funded by the higher education funding councils in 2007-08 and 2008-09. This includes contracts awarded to individuals who, whilst employed by an institute supported by the higher education funding councils, undertake work in a private capacity. The purpose is taken from the project title held centrally. The values of contracts are classified in the year the contracts were let; some of the costs for the contract would be for future years, as in the case of the largest contract listed—the £15 million for the British Crime Survey of which the majority of costs will be spread over three years. The costs of each contract represent the estimated cost at the time the contract was let and not on the actual costs incurred.
	
		
			  Table 1: Contracts awarded by the Research, Development and Statistics group within the Home Office to organisations and bodies, including named individuals, not funded by higher education councils in 2007-08 
			  Organisation  Title of project  Cost (£ ) 
			 Analytica Analysis of IPCC and Biometrics Registration Code of Practice Consultations 59,000 
			 BMRB British Crime Survey 15 million 
			 Dr. F. MacDonald Fish Welfare (Animal Procedures Committee) <10,000 
			 Dr. Ronald Clarke I-phones—research on he impact that the launch of the i-phone on crime levels and patterns in the USA <10,000 
			 Eurasylum The use and effectiveness of automated passenger border entry and exit systems: learning from experiences in other countries to inform BIA's automated clearance strategy 90,000 
			 Evidence Led Solutions Neighbourhood Policing—BCU Process Evaluation; and, A worked anonymised example of a strategic assessment <10,000 
			 Garry Robbins Quality Assurance of the Missing Data <10,000 
			 Geoff Berry Associates Neighbourhood Policing—BCU Process Evaluation <10,000 
			 HVR Consulting Quality Assure the Crime Reduction Modelling Methodology 15,000 
			 ICPR, Kings College Evaluation of the Licensing Act 2003 <10,000 
			 Independent Social Research Evaluation of neighbourhood policing: the experience of black and minority ethnic residents in the first year of implementation 11,000 
			 Institute for Employment Studies Understanding the perspective of potential sponsors on Points Based System (PBS) sponsorship arrangement 21,000 
			 Ipsos MORI Exploration of Regional Variation in Uptake of Powers used to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour 40,000 
			 Mark Underhill Consultancy Services to Home Office Forensic Science Regulation Unit 80,000 
			 Matrix Protective Service Evaluation (2 projects); and, Routes of Trafficking 489,000 
			 Morgan Harris Burrows Neighbourhood Policing—BCU Process Evaluation <10,000 
			 MVA Consultancy Analysis of IPCC and Biometrics Registration Code of Practice Consultations 90,000 
			 NatCen Extension of Use of FIP System; and, Evaluation of Intensive Family Intervention Projects 47,000 
			 ORC International Home Office Staff Survey 67,000 
			 Perpetuity Research and Consultancy TGAP—research on a variety of projects and interventions to tackle gangs and gang related crime. 50,000 
			 Professor Anthony Culyer Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor C. Dustmann Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor C. Godfrey Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor C. Hale Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor Clive Smee Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor M. Waterson Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor R. Vickerman Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor S. Machin Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 Professor S. Pudney Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 
			 RED Scientific Big Picture Plant—Whole System Modelling 20,000 
			 Risk Solutions An Evaluation of Alcohol Arrest Referral Schemes 150,000 
			 Robert Bramley Expert advisor to the Forensic Science Regulator Unit 13,000 
			 Transparency Research Ltd. Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme (VARRP): a process and impact assessment 70,000 
			 York Consulting A review of theoretical and practical issues in the conceptualisation and measurement of labour shortages, skill shortages and skills gaps 15,000 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2. Contracts awarded by the Research, Development and Statistics group within the Home Office to organisations and bodies, including named individuals, not funded by higher education councils in 2008-09 
			  Organisation  Purpose (title of project)  Cost  (£ ) 
			 Alex Hirschfield Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 
			 Evidence Led Solutions Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team (RRAP) and Senior Advisor Extension <10,000 
			 Geoff Berry Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 
			 Ipsos MORI Neighbourhood Policing—Phase 2 (2 projects); The migrant survey: a feasibility study; and, Business Crime Survey scoping exercise: Methodological work to consider the scope and feasibility of developing a new survey to measure commercial victimisation. 229,000 
			 Julia Wickson Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 
			 Mike Maguire Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 
			 Morgan Harris Burrows Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 
			 ORC International 2007 Staff Survey (Amendment 2) 64,000 
			 UCL Consultants Senior Advisor Extension <10,000

Terrorism

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 May 2009,  Official Report, column 373W, on terrorism, how many people have been trained under Project Argus; and what the cost of the Project has been to date.

Alan Johnson: The police National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) advise that over 900 Project Argus events have been held since January 2007 with attendance at each event falling in the range 20 to 120. NaCTSO estimate that the cost of developing the various versions of Project Argus to date is about £380,000. Project Argus events are generally hosted by the business which requested it, and are delivered by police Counter Terrorism Security Advisers (CTSAs) who also perform other protective security functions.

Digital Broadcasting

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2009,  Official Report, column 981W, on digital broadcasting, for what reasons the Ulster region was the only region not to have an indicative take-up figure.

Si�n Simon: holding answer 19 June 2009
	In February, the sample size used for research in the Ulster region was too small to give a reasonable indication of take-up. However, since then the sample size for Ulster has been increased as the programme moved forward, and the DigitalUK tracker now estimates current take up at 74 per cent.

Earth Hour

Greg Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to support Earth Hour on 28 March 2009; and if he will make a statement.

Joan Ruddock: holding answer 26 March 2009
	I apologise for the delay in this response. The Government are committed to achieving a successful outcome to the negotiations in Copenhagen later in the year, and campaigns such as Earth Hour play an important part in sending a strong message to world leaders that firm public support for positive action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions comes from all parts of the globe. To show support for the campaign the lights were turned off in several Government buildings including the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military and what percentage of each helicopter type in the  (a) Army Air Corps,  (b) Royal Navy and  (c) RAF are (i) in service and (ii) fit for purpose.

Quentin Davies: The numbers and types of helicopters used by the Army Air Corps, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force which are in service, in the forward fleet and considered fit for purpose are detailed in the following table. In service has been taken to mean the effective fleet which covers all aircraft barring those which are redundant, declared as surplus or awaiting disposal. Aircraft in the forward fleet are those that are available to the front line command for operational and training purposes, including those that are classed as short-term unserviceable: aircraft undergoing scheduled depth maintenance, or planned routine fleet maintenance are excluded. Fit for purpose aircraft are those in the forward fleet considered capable of carrying out their planned missions on a given date.
	The following figures represent averages taken for May 2009.
	
		
			   N umber  of aircraft  P ercentage  N umber  of aircraft  P ercentage 
			  Helicopter Type/Mark  Departmental  f leet  Effective  f leet  In-Service  Forward  f leet  Fit for purpose  Fit for purpose 
			  Royal Navy   
			 Lynx Mk3/Mk8 68 61 90 26 26 100 
			 Sea King Mk5 15 15 100  7 100 
			 Sea King Mk7 13 13 100 6 6 100 
			 Sea King Mk4/6 42 42 100 129 16 55 
			 Merlin Mk1 42 42 100 20 14 70 
			
			  Army Air Corps   
			 Augusta 109 4 4 100  3 150 
			 Apache 67 67 100  16 36 
			 Gazelle 91 42 46 22 20 91 
			 Lynx Mk7/9 108 94 87 53 31 58 
			
			  Royal Air Force   
			 Merlin Mk3/Mk3a 28 28 100 19 11 58 
			 Puma 43 34 79 25 17 68 
			 Chinook Mk2/2a 40 40 100 29 18 62 
			 Sea King Mk3/3a 25 25 100 117 10 59

Afghanistan: Detainees

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the government of Bermuda notified his Department that it had agreed to accept the transfer of four former detainees from Guantnamo Bay before the former detainees arrived in Bermuda on 12 June 2009; and if he will make a statement.

David Miliband: The four former detainees arrived in Bermuda early on 11 June 2009. The Government of Bermuda notified the Governor a few hours earlier that some Muslim Uighur refugees were on their way, without mention of the United States or Guantanamo Bay.

Languages: EU Action

Hywel Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar on 12 November 2007,  Official Report, column 37W, on European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, for what reason the UK's third periodical report on the implementation of policies under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages was not published on 1 July 2008.

Chris Bryant: The submission of the UK's Third Report on the European Charter on Regional and Minority Languages was delayed as the Northern Ireland Executive was not in a position to issue its input in relation to matters that had been devolved to the Executive.

Departmental Internet

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2009,  Official Report, column 1879W, on the departmental internet, how many  (a) unique visitors and  (b) page impressions were received by the (i) Research and Development and (ii) Developments website in each of the last 12 months.

Michael Foster: During the period June 2008 to May 2009, the Research4Development website received the following hits:
	
		
			   Unique visitors  Page views 
			  2008   
			 June 20,438 224,161 
			 July 27,453 268,410 
			 August 20,576 423,137 
			 September 21,831 200,907 
			 October 20,586 160,843 
			 November 26,765 198,895 
			 December 19,895 214,005 
			  2009   
			 January 24,635 225,110 
			 February 26,608 248,223 
			 March 31,051 240,409 
			 April 31,577 516,029 
			 May 34,978 590,852 
			 Total 306,393 3,510,981 
		
	
	During the same period Developments website received the following hits:
	
		
			   Unique visitors  Page views 
			  2008   
			 June 6,807 18,535 
			 July 6,650 27,959 
			 August 5,300 19,678 
			 September 7,475 21,447 
			 October 10,178 31,224 
			 November 9,327 25,358 
			 December 6,774 17,014 
			  2009   
			 January 9,257 23,393 
			 February 9,587 23,841 
			 March 10,810 26,669 
			 April 9,203 20,998 
			 May 9,412 22,468 
			 Total 100,780 278,584

Council Housing

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2009,  Official Report, column 20W, on housing, in which local authorities the schemes are being operated.

Ian Austin: As at April 2009 Choice Based Lettings housing allocations schemes were being operated in the following local authorities in England:
	Adur
	Amber Valley
	Arun
	Ashford
	Barking and Dagenham
	Barnet
	Barnsley
	Basildon
	Bassetlaw
	Bath and North East Somerset
	Birmingham
	Blackburn with Darwen
	Blackpool
	Bolton
	Boston
	Bournemouth
	Bradford
	Braintree
	Brent
	Brentwood
	Brighton and Hove
	Bristol
	Broadland
	Bromley
	Bromsgrove
	Broxbourne
	Bury
	Calderdale
	Cambridge
	Camden
	Canterbury
	Carlisle
	Chelmsford
	Cherwell
	Cheshire West and Chester
	Chesterfield
	Chichester
	City of London
	Colchester
	Cornwall
	Cotswold
	Coventry
	Crawley
	Croydon
	Dacorum
	Dartford
	Derby
	Derbyshire Dales
	Doncaster
	Dover
	Dudley
	Durham
	Ealing
	East Cambridgeshire
	East Devon
	East Dorset
	East Hampshire
	East Hertfordshire
	East Northamptonshire
	East Staffordshire
	Eastbourne
	Eastleigh
	Enfield
	Epping Forest
	Epsom and Ewell
	Erewash
	Exeter
	Fareham
	Fenland
	Forest Heath
	Fylde
	Gateshead
	Gosport
	Gravesham
	Great Yarmouth
	Greenwich
	Guildford
	Hackney
	Hammersmith and Fulham
	Harborough
	Haringey
	Harlow
	Harrow
	Hart
	Hastings
	Havant
	Havering
	Herefordshire, County of
	Hertsmere
	High Peak
	Hillingdon
	Hounslow
	Huntingdonshire
	Islington
	Kensington and Chelsea
	Kettering
	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
	Kingston upon Hull, City of
	Kingston upon Thames
	Lambeth
	Leeds
	Lewes
	Lewisham
	Lichfield
	Lincoln
	Liverpool
	Maidstone
	Malvern Hills
	Manchester
	Mansfield
	Medway
	Mendip
	Merton
	Mid Devon
	Middlesbrough
	Mole Valley
	New Forest
	Newark and Sherwood
	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Newham
	North East Derbyshire
	North Somerset
	Northampton
	Northumberland
	Norwich
	Nottingham
	Oldham
	Oxford
	Peterborough
	Plymouth
	Poole
	Preston
	Purbeck
	Reading
	Redbridge
	Redditch
	Reigate and Banstead
	Rochdale
	Rother
	Rotherham
	Rushmoor
	Salford
	Sandwell
	Sedgemoor
	Sefton
	Sevenoaks
	Sheffield
	Shepway
	Shropshire
	Solihull
	South Cambridgeshire
	South Derbyshire
	South Gloucestershire
	South Norfolk
	South Oxfordshire
	South Ribble
	South Somerset
	South Staffordshire
	South Tyneside
	Southampton
	Southend-on-Sea
	Southwark
	St. Edmundsbury
	St. Helens
	Stevenage
	Stockport
	Stoke-on-Trent
	Stratford-on-Avon
	Sunderland
	Surrey Heath
	Sutton
	Swale
	Swindon
	Tameside
	Tandridge
	Taunton Deane
	Telford and Wrekin
	Test Valley
	Thanet
	Three Rivers
	Thurrock
	Tonbridge and Malling
	Torbay
	Tower Hamlets
	Trafford
	Tunbridge Wells
	Uttlesford
	Vale of White Horse
	Wakefield
	Walsall
	Waltham Forest
	Warrington
	Warwick
	Waveney
	Waverley
	Wealden
	West Berkshire
	West Devon
	West Somerset
	Westminster
	Weymouth and Portland
	Wigan
	Wiltshire
	Winchester
	Wirral
	Woking
	Worcester
	Wychavon
	Wyre
	Wyre Forest
	York

Council Housing

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 7 May 2009,  Official Report, column 383W, on council housing 
	(1)  which organisations undertook the external research; on what subjects; and how much was paid to each such organisation;
	(2)  on what dates the external research for the review of council housing finance was commissioned.

Ian Austin: The information requested is in the following table.
	
		
			  Research  Date commissioned  Researcher  Cost  ()  Purpose of research 
			 Evaluation of Management and Maintenance costs 2 July 2008 Housing Quality Network 44,330 To determine the costs of running the day to day landlord service (including redistribution analysis and housemark data provision) 
			 Review of the Major Repairs Allowance 1 September 2008 Building Research Establishment 50,835 Analysis of the need to spend on major repairs of the housing stock in order to maintain the Decent Homes standard 
			 Tenant Focus Groups 9 September 2008 GFK-NOP 28,898 Analysis of tenant attitudes towards council housing finance and rents policy 
			 Rents Analysis 2 October 2008 Professor Steve Wilcox, University of York 18,500 A set of briefings and analysis on rents and related topics to inform the HRA review 
			 Processing of Tenant Questionnaires 28 October 2008 Sharp Research 8,550  
			 Debt Analysis 19 November 2008 Tribal 16,400 Analysis of the options for dealing with debt in local authority housing. 
		
	
	Other research expense included ongoing advice from the CLG expert panel and use of the Housing Corporation residents panels through the second half of 2008 totalling around 30,000.

Council Housing: Finance

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 7 May 2009,  Official Report, column 383W, on council housing 
	(1)  what the civil service pay band of each member of the Review of Council Housing Finance team is;
	(2)  how much has been spent on the Review of Council Housing Finance on  (a) salaries,  (b) bonuses and  (c) expenses for (i) civil servants and (ii) local authority secondees;
	(3)  which local authority provided a secondee to the review; and what the terms of the secondment are;
	(4)  what costs related to the Review of Council Housing Finance have been incurred in each of the last three months;
	(5)  if he will provide a breakdown of the 186,000 spent by the Review of Council Housing Finance on activity other than external research.

Ian Austin: The pay bands for civil servants from my Department working on the Review are Grade 5 (Deputy Director), Grade 6, Grade 7, Senior Executive Officer (SEO), Higher Executive Officer (HEO) and Executive Officer. The civil servants from HM Treasury are Range E (which is equivalent to Grades 6 and 7) and Range D (which is equivalent to SEO and HEO). All civil servants are employed and remunerated on standard departmental terms and conditions.
	The local authority secondee is on secondment from Sheffield city council. The council is continuing to pay his wages and expenses, which are reimbursed by my Department in respect of time spent working on the review. The secondment is on standard departmental terms and conditions.
	The 186,000 that was spent on other activity includes the reimbursement of the secondee's wages and expenses to Sheffield city council. It cannot be broken down without identifying these payments, which would breach data protection principles in respect of the secondee.
	The answer of 7 May 2009,  Official Report, column 383W, included details of review expenditure to the end of March 2009. Details of costs incurred by the review since then cannot be provided without breaching data protection principles in respect of the secondee from Sheffield city council.

Council Housing: Rents

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 6 March 2009,  Official Report, columns 71-72WS, on local authority rents, which local authorities have applied for financial support for reduced rent increases for council tenants; and if he will make a statement.

Ian Austin: The authorities which have applied for and accepted additional subsidy support to reduce rent increases are listed as follows:
	Adur
	Arun
	Ashfield
	Ashford
	Babergh
	Barking
	Barnet
	Barnsley
	Barrow
	Basildon
	Bassetlaw
	Birmingham
	Blaby
	Blackpool
	Bolsover
	Bolton
	Bournemouth
	Bracknell
	Braintree
	Brent
	Brentwood
	Brighton and Hove
	Bristol
	Broxtowe
	Bury
	Cambridge
	Camden
	Cannock Chase
	Canterbury
	Castle Point
	Central Bedfordshire
	Charnwood
	Cheltenham
	Cheshire West and Chester
	Chesterfield
	City of London
	City of York
	Colchester
	Corby
	Cornwall
	Crawley
	Croydon
	Dacorum
	Darlington
	Dartford
	Daventry
	Derby
	Doncaster
	Dover
	Dudley
	Durham
	Ealing
	East Devon
	East Riding
	Eastbourne
	Enfield
	Epping Forest
	Exeter
	Fareham
	Fenland
	Gateshead
	Gedling
	Gloucester
	Gosport
	Gravesham
	Great Yarmouth
	Greenwich
	Guildford
	Hackney
	Hammersmith
	Harborough
	Haringey
	Harrogate
	Harrow
	Havering
	High Peak
	Hillingdon
	Hinckley
	Hounslow
	Ipswich
	Isles of Scilly
	Islington
	Kensington
	Kettering
	Kingston upon Hull
	Kingston upon Thames
	Kirklees
	Lambeth
	Lancaster
	Leeds
	Leicester
	Lewes
	Lewisham
	Lincoln
	Liverpool
	Luton
	Manchester
	Mansfield
	Medway Towns
	Melton
	Merton
	Mid Devon
	Mid Suffolk
	Milton Keynes
	Mole Valley
	NE Derbyshire
	New Forest
	Newark
	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Newham
	North Kesteven
	North Tyneside
	North Warwick
	Northampton
	Northumberland
	Norwich
	Nottingham
	Nuneaton
	NW Leicester
	Oadby and Wigston
	Oldham
	Oxford City
	Plymouth
	Poole
	Portsmouth
	Reading
	Redbridge
	Redditch
	Ribble Valley
	Richmondshire
	Rochdale
	Rochford
	Rotherham
	Rugby
	Runnymede
	Rutland
	Salford
	Sandwell
	Sedgemoor
	Selby
	Sheffield
	Shepway
	Shropshire
	Slough
	Solihull
	South Cambridge
	South Derby
	South Holland
	South Kesteven
	South Lakeland
	South Norfolk
	South Northants
	South Tyneside
	Southampton
	Southend-on-Sea
	Southwark
	St. Albans
	Stevenage
	Stockport
	Stockton
	Stoke-on-Trent
	Stroud
	Sutton
	Swindon
	Tamworth
	Tandridge
	Taunton Deane
	Tendring
	Thanet
	Three Rivers
	Thurrock
	Torridge
	Tower Hamlets
	Uttlesford
	Waltham Forest
	Wandsworth
	Warrington
	Warwick
	Waveney
	Waverley
	Wealden
	Wellingborough
	Welwyn Hatfield
	West Lancashire
	Westminster
	Wigan
	Wiltshire
	Winchester
	Woking
	Wokingham
	Wolverhampton
	Wycombe

Derelict Land

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2009,  Official Report, column 453W, on derelict land, how many  (a) registered social landlords (RSLs) and  (b) local authorities operated land banks in May 2009; what the estimated monetary value of such land held by (i) RSLs and (ii) local authorities was as at 31 May 2009; and in respect of how many such assets is development expected to commence in the next six months.

Ian Austin: holding answer 22 June 2009
	The Tenant Services Authority (TSA), the independent regulator of the Registered Social Landlord (RSL) sector, does not monitor all RSL land banks on a comprehensive basis. The TSA does not register land banks held by RSLs. However, they do collect information on such holdings of undeveloped land for the larger developing RSLs.
	The TSA has been monitoring this type of activity, on a quarterly basis, since January 2009.
	Their latest figures, from April 2009, show that 100 associations have land yet to be developed with an overall value of 1.2 billion. They do not hold information on the amount of this land that is expected to be developed in the next six months.
	With regard to local authority land, this Department does not hold this information centrally. However, we are working with the Homes and Communities Agency to develop a robust system of data collection so that we can identify and record what housing development is taking place on public sector sites. The Homes and Communities Agency is seeking the help of local authorities in establishing this database.

LLM Communications

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 12 March 2009,  Official Report, column 744W, on LLM Communications, 
	(1)  how the contract for the work undertaken by LLM Communications was  (a) tendered and  (b) procured;
	(2)  what the  (a) title,  (b) location and  (c) branding of each regional housing debate was; and what consideration was given to undertaking this work in-house;
	(3)  if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference given to LLM Communications by his Department.

Ian Austin: The Department for Communities and Local Government provided financial support to the Campaign for More and Better Homes which was a pre-existing cross-sector housing alliance. Campaign for More and Better Homes commissioned LLM Communications as their PR agency to deliver regional housing debates to help raise public awareness of the need for and benefits of housing growth.

Planning Permission

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 5 May 2009,  Official Report, column 141W, on planning permission, what the agreed completion date is of the core strategy of each local planning authority.

Ian Austin: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Wright) to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 14 May 2009,  Official Report, column 1006W, on this issue in relation to local development frameworks.

Departmental Internet

Grant Shapps: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2009,  Official Report, column 585W, on the departmental internet, how many  (a) unique visitors and  (b) page impressions each website received in each of the last 12 months.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Figures for unique visitors and page impressions for each website maintained by the Department in each of the last 12 months are given in the following tables. Statistics for some of the sites are unavailable due to the migration of sites to centrally hosted servers in October 2008.
	
		
			   March 2008  April 2008  May 2008 
			   Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions 
			 www.hm-treasury.gov.uk 266,462 7,306,670 236,654 6,134,432 222,414 6,075,907 
			 www.isb.gov.uk 5,136 (1) 5,395 (1) 6249 (1) 
			 www.ges.gov.uk 5,505 17787 5,380 18,437 4,805 14,573 
			 www.qsr.gov.uk 17,065 59,931 25,158 90,451 27,236 90,843 
			 www.euro.gov   
			 www.financialinclusion-taskforce.org.uk   
			 www.financial-reporting.gov.uk   
			 http://thegfp.treasury.gov.uk 2,003 8,296 
		
	
	
		
			   June 2008  July 2008  August 2008 
			   Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions 
			 www.hm-treasury.gov.uk 212,796 5,967,453 164,583 6,205,519 126,319 5,675,683 
			 www.isb.gov.uk 6,369 (1) 4,574 (1) 3,796 (1) 
			 www.ges.gov.uk 4,786 14,005 4,183 18,398 3,829 18,727 
			 www.qsr.gov.uk 23,082 89,163 20,547 94,688 17,065 88,250 
			 www.euro.gov   
			 www.financialinclusion-taskforce.org.uk   
			 www.financial-reporting.gov.uk   
			 http://thegfp.treasury.gov.uk 822 8,672 684 9,063 1,596 8,485 
		
	
	
		
			   September 2008  October 2008  November 2008 
			   Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions 
			 www.hm-treasury.gov.uk 80,548 6,139,875 465,585 3,002,734 245,986 1,420,116 
			 www.isb.gov.uk 2,092 (1) 4,235 (1) 4,506 (1) 
			 www.ges.gov.uk 6,182 21,403 9,060 32,635 6,208 20,211 
			 www.qsr.gov.uk 12,119 62,9461 9,583 151,681 9,269 119,145 
			 www.euro.gov   17,541 127,867 16,301 89,206 
			 www.financialinclusion-taskforce.org.uk   985 24,367 353 9,254 
			 www.financial-reporting.gov.uk   4,463 61,631 4,634 41,227 
			 http://thegfp.treasury.gov.uk 1,882 8,750 2,067 9,292 2,361 9,999 
		
	
	
		
			   December 2008  January 2009  February2009 
			   Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions 
			 www.hm-treasury.gov.uk 142,120 708,403 173,607 891,939 152,542 871,393 
			 www.isb.gov.uk 3,413 (1) 3,800 (1) 3,973 (1) 
			 www.ges.gov.uk 4,860 15,645 7,854 24,154 7,801 25,505 
			 www.qsr.gov.uk 8,324 123,970 9379 143,996 8,851 147,642 
			 www.euro.gov 17,032 88,416 20,906 109,079 15,472 97,093 
			 www.financialinclusion-taskforce.org.uk 1,022 9,727 1,173 17,868 1,156 20,779 
			 www.financial-reporting.gov.uk 3,439 37,378 3,709 53,637 2,879 53,590 
			 http://thegfp.treasury.gov.uk 1,375 6,922 1,898 8,996 1,750 8,167 
		
	
	
		
			   March 2009  April 2009  May 2009  Comments 
			   Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions  Visitors  Impressions  
			 www.hm-treasury.gov.uk 188,040 971,767 281,589 1,427,205 161,022 72,2752  
			 www.isb.gov.uk 5,669 (1) 4,738 (1) 5,320 (1)  
			 www.ges.gov.uk 5,940 20,044 5,263 16,974 4,249 13,822  
			 www.qsr.gov.uk 10,778 162,877 See note 2 
			 www.euro.gov 17,044 98,978 14,322 76,499 9,057 41,144 See note 3 
			 www.financialinclusion-taskforce.org.uk 1,407 16,957 1,031 14,736 1,155 14,016 As above 
			 www.financial-reporting.gov.uk 3,174 55,191 2,775 47,909 2,732 47,255 As above 
			 http://thegfp.treasury.gov.uk 2,696 11,568 2,330 9,807 77 281  
			 (1) Unavailable.  Notes: 2 GSR website migrated to the Civil Service website on 1 April 2009 3 Statistics only available from October 2008

Members: Correspondence

Ann Winterton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the letter of 2 February 2009, ref 3/08735/2009, on value added tax from the hon. Member for Congleton on behalf of her constituent Mr Carl Hammonds.

Stephen Timms: I have replied to the hon. Member.

Members: Correspondence

Alex Salmond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the letter of 29 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on the closure of the Peterhead HM Revenue and Customs office.

Stephen Timms: A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 2 March 2009.

Sri Lanka: International Assistance

Keith Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2009,  Official Report, column 1328W, on Sri Lanka: international assistance, when he expects the International Monetary Fund to present a programme for Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Timms: The International Monetary Fund has not yet presented a programme for Sri Lanka and the UK has not been asked to vote on a programme yet.
	Once a programme is presented, it will be assessed on its merits and the situation on the ground in Sri Lanka to decide whether it will help the people of Sri Lanka.

VAT: Repairs and Maintenance

Richard Younger-Ross: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire of 1 June 2009,  Official Report, column 54W, on value added tax: repairs and maintenance, if he will reduce to five per cent. the rate of value added tax applicable to the maintenance and repair of listed buildings.

Stephen Timms: VAT is a broad-based tax upon consumption and although the Government continues to keep the impact of VAT on all building work under review, it only applies reduced VAT rates where it believes these would provide well-targeted and cost-effective support for its policy objectives.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  when he plans to answer question  (a) 279978 and  (b) 279979, tabled on 10 June 2009, on the Asset Protection Scheme;
	(2)  when he plans to answer question 279981, tabled on 10 June 2009, on public sector contracting.

Angus MacNeil: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to answer question  (a) 279857 and  (b) 279858, tabled on 10 June 2009, on road fuel duty.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The former Exchequer Secretary replied to the hon. Members within the parliamentary deadline.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to answer Question 279980, tabled on 10 June 2009, on Northern Rock.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Economic Secretary replied to the hon. Member within the parliamentary deadline.

Social Services: Haringey

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter received by his Department's predecessor on 16 February 2007 arising from an employment tribunal and containing allegations concerning child protection procedures in the London Borough of Haringey, redacting sensitive personal information as appropriate.

Dawn Primarolo: The Department does not intend to place the letter in the Librarythe letter itself is already in the public domain. It was, however, received by the Department in strict confidence and that confidence remains binding on the Department. The letter covered a statement of case relating to an employment tribunal hearing. This contains personal data relating to a number of individuals, and it would not be appropriate for the Department to make it available.

Foreign Workers

James Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 11 May 2009,  Official Report, column 570W, on foreign workers, how many national insurance numbers were issued to adult  (a) non-UK EU nationals and  (b) non-EU nationals in each quarter between January 2004 and September 2007.

Jim Knight: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 3 November 2008,  Official Report, column 5W.

Future Jobs Fund

Jeremy Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to answer question 277276, on the Future Jobs Fund, tabled on 20 May 2009.

Jim Knight: The hon. Member's question was answered on 16 June 2009,  Official Report, column 163W.

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2009,  Official Report, column 104W, on social security benefits: medical examinations, how many doctors were complained against under the heading of claimants' experiences.

Jonathan R Shaw: Of the 60 complaints received under the heading claimants' experiences, 41 involved Health Care Professionals. The term Health Care Professional covers both registered doctors and registered nurses who conduct medical examinations on behalf of the Department.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to answer question 275954, tabled by the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire on 15 May 2009, on 0845 telephone numbers.

Jim Knight: holding answer 4 June 2009
	 The hon. Member's question was answered on 15 June 2009,  Official Report, column 49W.

Further Education

George Young: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's contribution to the Westminster Hall debate on building colleges for the future,  Official Report, column 121WH, of 25 March 2009, to which hon. Members the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State has written with an invitation to discuss the matters in detail.

Kevin Brennan: On the 16 January, my hon. Friend, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Further Education wrote to 105 Memberslisted as follows. The letter was targeted at those Members who had colleges in their constituencies that we were aware were affected by the position of the Further Education capital programme. The letter included an offer to meet with any Members who had concerns regarding further education colleges in their own constituencies.
	Prior to 4 March and the Learning and Skills Council national Council meeting, my hon. Friend, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Further Education had been in correspondence with 58 Members regarding the position of the Further Education capital programme. On 6 March, following the national Council meeting, my hon. Friend, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Further Education wrote to each of the Members, updating them on the latest capital funding position, and again offering to meet with Members who had concerns regarding their own colleges.
	A list of those 58 Members will be placed in the House Libraries.
	 MPs
	 16 January distribution list
	David Heyes
	Eric Illsley
	John Mann
	Frank Field
	Gordon Marsden
	Dr. Brian Iddon
	Mark Simmonds
	Marsha Singh
	Ann Keen
	David Lepper
	Eric Martlew
	Martin Harwood
	Andrew Tyrie
	Christine Russell
	Roberta Blackman-Woods
	Bob Russell
	Richard Ottaway
	Alan Milburn
	Michael Mates
	Stephen O'Brien
	Ben Bradshaw
	Austin Mitchell
	Sylvia Heal
	Iain Wright
	David Willetts
	Andrew Stunell
	John Howell
	Mark Prisk
	Peter Atkinson
	Jonathan Djanogly
	Andrew Turner
	Philip Hollobone
	Ben Wallace
	Jane Kennedy
	Ian McCartney
	Alan Meale
	Dr. Julian Lewis
	Norman Lamb
	Henry Bellingham
	Sally Keeble
	Charles Clarke
	Alan Simpson
	Dr. Evan Harris
	Stewart Jackson
	Mike Hancock
	Mark Hendrick
	Nigel Evans
	Susan Kramer
	Philip Hammond
	Lorely Burt
	Stephen Ladyman
	Dr. John Pugh
	Shaun Woodward
	Ms Dari Taylor
	Mark Fisher
	Lynda Waltho
	John Maples
	Andrew Mitchell
	Jeremy Browne
	Mark Pritchard
	Sir John Stanley
	Adrian Sanders
	Dr. Vincent Cable
	David Clelland
	Mary Creagh
	Denis Murphy
	John Spellar
	David Heathcoat-Amory
	Rosie Cooper
	Tim Farron
	Dr. Richard Taylor
	Ian Cawsey
	Nadine Dorries
	Ian Gibson
	Bob Spink
	Ian Stewart
	Graham Stringer
	Desmond Turner
	Rob Wilson
	Derek Wyatt
	Meg Munn
	Dr. Hywel Francis
	Judy Mallaber
	Damian Green
	Tim Loughton
	Doug Henderson
	Paul Holmes
	Michael Foster
	Khalid Mahmood
	Angela C. Smith
	Janet Dean
	Joan Walley
	Tim Boswell
	Alistair Burt
	Laurence Robertson
	John Penrose
	Annette Brooke
	Dawn Butler
	Douglas Carwell
	John Heppell
	Sharon Hodgson
	Paul Holmes
	Andy Slaughter
	Edward Timpson
	Graham Allen
	Total: 105
	 6 March distribution list:
	Tony Lloyd MP
	Stephen Hepburn MP
	Stephen Haughton MP
	Shona McIsaac MP
	Sahid Malik MP
	Rt. Hon. Jack Straw MP
	Rt. Hon. George Howarth MP
	Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP
	Robert Key MP
	Phil Hope MP
	Paul Rowan MP
	Mike Hall MP
	Michael Foster MP
	Michael Clapham MP
	Mary Creagh MP
	Mark Hoban MP
	Jonathan Djanogly MP
	John Mann MP
	John Hayes MP
	Jim Dobbin MP
	Jeff Ennis MP
	Janet Anderson MP
	Ian Cawsey MP
	Ian Austin MP
	Gordon Marsden MP
	Frank Dobson MP
	Eric Illsley MP
	Dr. Richard Taylor MP
	Dr. Howard Stoate MP
	Don Foster MP
	Derek Twigg MP
	Denis MacShane MP
	Dawn Butler MP
	David Wright MP
	David Kidney MP
	Dave Watts MP
	Christine Russell MP
	Celia Barlow MP
	Ben Chapman MP
	Ben Bradshaw MP
	Barry Sheerman MP
	Austin Mitchell MP
	Anne Snelgrove MP
	Alison Seabeck MP
	Adrian Sanders MP
	Rt. Hon. John Hutton MP
	Nick Harvey MP
	Mark Field MP
	Malcolm Moss MP
	Eric Martlew MP
	Eleanor Laing MP
	David Borrow MP
	Dari Taylor MP
	Austin Mitchell MP
	Dr. Tony Wright MP
	Rt. Hon. Andrew Smith MP
	Joan Humble MP
	Alan Keen MP
	Total: 58

Higher Education: Admissions

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2009,  Official Report, column 580W, on higher education: admissions, what information his Department holds on household incomes of those domiciled in the UK who are  (a) university applicants and  (b) undergraduate students.

David Lammy: University applicants are not required to provide details of their household income. However, if undergraduate students apply for means tested student finance they are required to submit household income details. Complete information on household incomes is not held because some apply for non-means tested support, and household income details are not required for such products.

Members: Correspondence

Bob Spink: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to reply to the letter of 19 May 2009 from the hon. Member for Castle Point, on his constituent, Mrs Hilton.

Patrick McFadden: holding answer 12 June 2009
	I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding, this is unacceptable and the hon. Member will receive a response shortly.

Members: Correspondence

Michael Spicer: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Technology plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 15 April 2009, on broadband for pensioners.

Patrick McFadden: holding answer 12 June 2009
	My colleague the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communications, Broadcasting and Technology responded to the hon. Member on 11 June. I apologise for the delay which was caused by the current high volumes of correspondence.

Members: Correspondence

Michael Spicer: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 21 April 2009, on Royal Worcester porcelain.

Patrick McFadden: holding answer 12 June 2009
	My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Economic Competitiveness, Small Business and Enterprise apologises for the delay in responding. This is unacceptable and the hon. Member will receive a response shortly

Members: Correspondence

David Winnick: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 7 May 2009 on BWB Consulting Ltd.

Patrick McFadden: holding answer 15 June 2009
	 I apologise to my hon. Friend for the delay in responding, this is unacceptable and we will respond shortly.

Members: Correspondence

John Baron: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects to respond to the hon. Member for Billericay's letter of 21 April 2009 on Visteon, transferred to his Department by the Department for Work and Pensions.

Patrick McFadden: holding answer 16 June 2009
	I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding. My hon. Friend the Minister for Business and Regulatory Reform will respond shortly.

Public Consultations

Grant Shapps: To ask the Leader of the House how many public consultations have been conducted by her Office since 27 June 2007; what the title of each has been; how many responses to each consultation were received; and what estimate has been made of the total cost incurred for each consultation.

Barbara Keeley: The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons has conducted two public consultations since 27 June 2007.
	A consultation on The Governance of BritainThe Government's Draft Legislative Programme began in July 2007. Around 250 individuals, representing a wide variety of organisations and stakeholders, attended a number of events around the country as part of this consultation. The main consultation event was a public engagement led by Ipsos Mori that cost 54,946.06. Responses to the consultation were also received in both letter and e-mail format. Figures are not available on the cost of publication.
	The second public consultation began in May 2008 and was entitled Preparing Britain for the FutureThe Government's Draft Legislative Programme which cost 32,035 to publish. The cost of the consultation exercise for this programme was 30,922.38.
	This programme received the views of around 2,000 people and organisations. These comprised 751 responses to the Leader of the House of Commons' website, at least 1,200 people and organisations who participated in the 58 regional events and 44 individuals and 58 organisations who responded by post.

Civil Servants: Vacancies

Francis Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2009,  Official Report, column 1057W, on civil servants: vacancies, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Protocol on Handling Surplus Staff.

Angela Smith: A copy of the Protocol on Handling Surplus Staff is available on the civil service website:
	http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/Assets/strengthening_protocols_tcm6-2846.doc
	Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House.

Departmental Marketing

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2009,  Official Report, column 114W, on departmental marketing, when he expects his Department to complete its review of its advertising expenditure in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Phil Hope: The Department expects to complete its review of its advertising expenditure in the last five years by the time Parliament rises for the summer recess.

Tranquillisers

Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009,  Official Report, columns 391-4W, on tranquillisers, for what reasons the number of prescriptions for the anti-epileptic drugs clobazam and clonazepam dispensed increased in 2008.

Mike O'Brien: The data available does not include any information other than the volume and costs of the prescription items.
	No additional analysis has been made of the reasons for these increases.